Ella Bossy‐Wetzel

19.0k total citations · 6 hit papers
69 papers, 16.1k citations indexed

About

Ella Bossy‐Wetzel is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Ella Bossy‐Wetzel has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 16.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Physiology and 9 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Ella Bossy‐Wetzel's work include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (28 papers), Cell death mechanisms and regulation (22 papers) and ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (9 papers). Ella Bossy‐Wetzel is often cited by papers focused on Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (28 papers), Cell death mechanisms and regulation (22 papers) and ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (9 papers). Ella Bossy‐Wetzel collaborates with scholars based in United States, Austria and France. Ella Bossy‐Wetzel's co-authors include Douglas R. Green, Ruth M. Kluck, Donald D. Newmeyer, Robert Schwarzenbacher, Andrew B. Knott, Stuart A. Lipton, Guy Perkins, Blaise Bossy, Mark H. Ellisman and Nigel J. Waterhouse and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Ella Bossy‐Wetzel

69 papers receiving 15.9k citations

Hit Papers

The Release of Cytochrome... 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 1998 2008 1999 2004 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. The Release of Cytochrome c from Mitochondria: A Primary Site for Bcl-2 Regulation of Apoptosis
    1997 4.1k citations Ruth M. Kluck, Ella Bossy‐Wetzel et al. profile →
  2. Mitochondrial cytochrome c release in apoptosis occurs upstream of DEVD-specific caspase activation and independently of mitochondrial transmembrane depolarization
    1998 1.1k citations Ella Bossy‐Wetzel The EMBO Journal profile →
  3. Mitochondrial fragmentation in neurodegeneration
    2008 805 citations Andrew B. Knott, Guy Perkins et al. Nature reviews. Neuroscience profile →
  4. Bax-induced Caspase Activation and Apoptosis via Cytochromec Release from Mitochondria Is Inhibitable by Bcl-xL
    1999 640 citations Deborah M. Finucane, Ella Bossy‐Wetzel et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  5. Molecular pathways to neurodegeneration
    2004 581 citations Ella Bossy‐Wetzel, Robert Schwarzenbacher et al. Nature Medicine profile →
  6. Nitric oxide‐induced mitochondrial fission is regulated by dynamin‐related GTPases in neurons
    2006 561 citations Hua Yuan, Akos A. Gerencser et al. The EMBO Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ella Bossy‐Wetzel United States 47 11.9k 1.9k 1.9k 1.8k 1.8k 69 16.1k
Carlotta Giorgi Italy 68 11.4k 1.0× 1.3k 0.7× 1.9k 1.0× 2.7k 1.5× 2.8k 1.6× 180 16.9k
Daria Mochly‐Rosen United States 88 17.3k 1.5× 3.4k 1.8× 3.9k 2.0× 2.0k 1.1× 2.7k 1.5× 319 26.1k
Marcel Leist Germany 77 10.1k 0.9× 3.1k 1.6× 2.1k 1.1× 2.2k 1.2× 1.4k 0.8× 291 19.4k
Shigeomi Shimizu Japan 58 12.5k 1.1× 1.2k 0.6× 1.9k 1.0× 4.9k 2.7× 1.9k 1.1× 146 18.5k
Jochen H.M. Prehn Ireland 69 10.0k 0.8× 2.6k 1.4× 1.6k 0.8× 1.7k 0.9× 1.6k 0.9× 345 15.7k
Pamela Maher United States 76 9.5k 0.8× 2.7k 1.4× 2.8k 1.5× 759 0.4× 1.8k 1.0× 229 16.8k
Mariusz R. Wiȩckowski Poland 62 10.6k 0.9× 1.2k 0.6× 2.2k 1.2× 2.7k 1.5× 2.4k 1.4× 172 15.7k
Anne N. Murphy United States 60 8.3k 0.7× 953 0.5× 2.5k 1.3× 1.8k 1.0× 958 0.5× 130 13.2k
Catherine Brenner France 57 10.9k 0.9× 826 0.4× 1.1k 0.6× 2.6k 1.5× 1.4k 0.8× 139 16.4k
Ira D. Goldfine United States 67 10.5k 0.9× 2.4k 1.2× 3.6k 1.9× 2.1k 1.2× 1.4k 0.8× 279 20.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ella Bossy‐Wetzel

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ella Bossy‐Wetzel. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ella Bossy‐Wetzel based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ella Bossy‐Wetzel. Ella Bossy‐Wetzel is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Knott, Andrew B., Wenjun Song, H. Häuser, et al.. (2016). SOD1 Lysine 123 Acetylation in the Adult Central Nervous System. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 10. 287–287. 11 indexed citations
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Klinglmayr, Eva, et al.. (2012). Purification, crystallization and X-ray diffraction analysis of human dynamin-related protein 1 GTPase-GED fusion protein. Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications. 68(10). 1217–1221. 4 indexed citations
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Song, Wenjun, et al.. (2012). Mutant SOD1G93A triggers mitochondrial fragmentation in spinal cord motor neurons: Neuroprotection by SIRT3 and PGC-1α. Neurobiology of Disease. 51. 72–81. 182 indexed citations
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Song, Wenjun, Jin Chen, Alejandra M. Petrilli, et al.. (2011). Mutant huntingtin binds the mitochondrial fission GTPase dynamin-related protein-1 and increases its enzymatic activity. Nature Medicine. 17(3). 377–382. 446 indexed citations
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Montessuit, Sylvie, Syam Prakash Somasekharan, Oihana Terrones, et al.. (2010). Membrane Remodeling Induced by the Dynamin-Related Protein Drp1 Stimulates Bax Oligomerization. Cell. 142(6). 889–901. 346 indexed citations
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Gerencser, Akos A., Judit Dóczi, Beáta Törőcsik, Ella Bossy‐Wetzel, & Vera Ádám‐Vizi. (2008). Mitochondrial Swelling Measurement In Situ by Optimized Spatial Filtering: Astrocyte-Neuron Differences. Biophysical Journal. 95(5). 2583–2598. 57 indexed citations
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Song, Wenjun, Blaise Bossy, Ola J. Martin, et al.. (2008). Assessing mitochondrial morphology and dynamics using fluorescence wide-field microscopy and 3D image processing. Methods. 46(4). 295–303. 45 indexed citations
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Knott, Andrew B., Guy Perkins, Robert Schwarzenbacher, & Ella Bossy‐Wetzel. (2008). Mitochondrial fragmentation in neurodegeneration. Nature reviews. Neuroscience. 9(7). 505–518. 805 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bossy, Blaise, Guy Perkins, & Ella Bossy‐Wetzel. (2008). Clearing the Brains Cobwebs: The Role of Autophagy in Neuroprotection. Current Neuropharmacology. 6(2). 97–101. 15 indexed citations
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Bossy‐Wetzel, Ella, Alejandra M. Petrilli, & Andrew B. Knott. (2008). Mutant huntingtin and mitochondrial dysfunction. Trends in Neurosciences. 31(12). 609–616. 210 indexed citations
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Knott, Andrew B. & Ella Bossy‐Wetzel. (2007). ALS: astrocytes take center stage, but must they share the spotlight?. Cell Death and Differentiation. 14(12). 1985–1988. 5 indexed citations
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Kasibhatla, Shailaja, Gustavo P. Amarante‐Mendes, Deborah Finucane, et al.. (2006). Analysis of DNA Fragmentation Using the JAM Assay. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols. 2006(1). pdb.prot4432–pdb.prot4432. 2 indexed citations
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Yuan, Hua, Akos A. Gerencser, Géraldine Liot, et al.. (2006). Nitric oxide‐induced mitochondrial fission is regulated by dynamin‐related GTPases in neurons. The EMBO Journal. 25(16). 3900–3911. 561 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhu, Changjun, Jian Zhao, Marina Bibikova, et al.. (2005). Functional Analysis of Human Microtubule-based Motor Proteins, the Kinesins and Dyneins, in Mitosis/Cytokinesis Using RNA Interference. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 16(7). 3187–3199. 335 indexed citations
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Lipton, Stuart A. & Ella Bossy‐Wetzel. (2002). Dueling Activities of AIF in Cell Death versus Survival. Cell. 111(2). 147–150. 148 indexed citations
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Bossy‐Wetzel, Ella & Douglas R. Green. (2000). Detection of Apoptosis by Annexin V Labeling. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 322. 15–18. 88 indexed citations
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Newmeyer, Donald D., Ella Bossy‐Wetzel, Ruth M. Kluck, et al.. (2000). Bcl-xL does not inhibit the function of Apaf-1. Cell Death and Differentiation. 7(4). 402–407. 71 indexed citations
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Finucane, Deborah M., Ella Bossy‐Wetzel, Nigel J. Waterhouse, Thomas G. Cotter, & Douglas R. Green. (1999). Bax-induced Caspase Activation and Apoptosis via Cytochromec Release from Mitochondria Is Inhibitable by Bcl-xL. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(4). 2225–2233. 640 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bossy‐Wetzel, Ella. (1998). Mitochondrial cytochrome c release in apoptosis occurs upstream of DEVD-specific caspase activation and independently of mitochondrial transmembrane depolarization. The EMBO Journal. 17(1). 37–49. 1087 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kandel, Jessica J., Ella Bossy‐Wetzel, François Radvanyi, et al.. (1991). Neovascularization is associated with a switch to the export of bFGF in the multistep development of fibrosarcoma. Cell. 66(6). 1095–1104. 442 indexed citations

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